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inner-marginal tuft of hairs ochrey-yellow. Hind-wing: a 

 black costal and hind-marginal border, rather variable in 

 width, but becoming very narrow towards anal angle ; a more 

 or less complete black streak parallel to it, between discoidal 

 nervule and submedian nervure, interiorly edges two crimson- 

 red spots between submedian and second median nervule ; on 

 anal-angular lobe, a crimson, blue-dusted spot; inner-margin 

 rather widely dark-grey ; tails black, white-tipped, that on 

 submedian white-edged ; shining costal circular space black, 

 filling nearly whole of cell. Cilia of fore-wing blackish ; 

 of hind-wing white. Under-side. — Glisteniiig -white : a 

 commoji, transverse, dull, crimso7i-red line beyond middle. 

 Fore-wing : line commencing near costa, interrupted on each 

 nervule, not reaching inner-margin, often indistinctly marked. 

 Hind-iving : streak well-marked, straight from costa to second 

 median nervule, where it bends outwardly, forming the first 

 spot present on upper-side, beyond which it is black, inter- 

 rupted, and inclining inwards to inner-margin ; immediately 

 before this part of line, a similar interrupted black one, not 

 reaching beyond submedian ; spot on lobe conspicuous, 

 including a black spot ; an indistinct greyish clouding between 

 line and hind-margin, i\rhich is black-edged towards anal 

 angle. 



? . Blue pale, faint, incVming to violet, not metallic, 

 occupying a smaller space, so that the dark margins (which 

 are dull-blackish) are broader, especially in hind-wing. Fore- 

 zving : blue much paler on median nervules, occasionally 

 almost white. Hind-wing : black streak broader, extending 

 to join apical blackish ; instead of two crimson spots, an 

 orange-ochreous, broad band, formed of five large spots, 

 between second subcostal and submedian. Under-side. — 

 Quite like that of $ . 



Mr. Bowker gives me the following particulars relafive to this species: 

 " Usually solitary, but occasionally in groups; I have taken as many as 

 five from one small tree. They fly rapidly, in short jerks, often opening 

 and sliutting the wings, and are easily taken when they light within 

 reach ol' the net. November to July : favourite resort, the flowers of 

 mistletoe." 



" Pluto's Valley, Fish River Bush. King William's 

 Town."— W. D' Urban, in litt. 



Bashee River, Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker). Natal.— Coll. 

 Tri. et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



South Africa (Zoolu).— Coll. Brit. Mus. 



Natal.— Coll. C. Morland. 



